Receiving an award for damages in a personal injury lawsuit is a long and complicated process, and the money you receive is usually needed to pay for your injuries. If you are going through a divorce when the settlement is...

The Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, examines in Brenda D. v. Department of Child Safety (DCS), Z.D.(minor child),(2017), whether a parent’s 25 minute tardiness to a juvenile court parental termination hearing...

The Arizona Court of Appeals-Division One rendered a decision in Dawson v. Dawson. Justice Rebecca White Berch delivered the decision for the appeals court, in which Presiding Judge Kent E. Cattani and Judge Lawrence F....

The Arizona Court of Appeals-Division One reviewed and rendered a decision in Durrant v. Durrant. Presiding Judge Kenton D. Jones delivered the decision for the appeals court, in which Judge Randall M. Howe and Judge Donn...

A divorced spouse is obviously not a current spouse, but is she necessarily a non-spouse? This issue can be important in the context of the division of an interest in Arizona State Retirement System (“ASRS”)...

In Arizona like in most states, child support rises as the number of children rises. But under the Guidelines, the support for children is not double the support for one. Rather, support goes up incrementally and depends on...

People don’t always stay in one place. In this mobile society, divorced parents may have a child support order from one state enforced by one or more other states. How should a third state court review conflicting court...

If a divorce decree doesn’t award child support, the custodial parent must modify the order to get support. The custodial parent cannot collect past-due support before amending the decree. When the county provides child...

Going through the divorce process is not easy. In fact, it’s one of the biggest obstacles you may face in your life and it’s even more challenging when there are children involved. Add to that the fact you have to...

Arizona is a community property state. That means that all money earned by either spouse during the marriage belongs equally to both. A person who murders his spouse is not entitled to inherit from her. Is he entitled to his...